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ProA
Second-tier basketball league in Germany
Second-tier basketball league in Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ProA |
| image | Barmer Liga logo.png |
| country | Germany |
| confed | FIBA Europe |
| founded | |
| first | 2007–08 |
| teams | 18 |
| promotion | Basketball Bundesliga |
| relegation | ProB |
| levels | 2 |
| pyramid | German basketball league system |
| formerly | 2. Basketball Bundesliga |
| champions | VET Concept Gladiators Trier (1st title) |
| season | 2024–25 |
| most_champs | Mitteldeutscher BC (3 titles) |
| website |
The ProA is the second-tier league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ProA and ProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the 2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the top two teams qualify for the Basketball Bundesliga, and the teams positioned 15th and 16th are relegated to the lower league, ProB.
Current teams (2025–26)
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| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Artland Dragons | Quakenbrück |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | Leverkusen |
| BBC Bayreuth | Bayreuth |
| BG Göttingen | Göttingen |
| Bozic Estriche Knights Kirchheim | Kirchheim unter Teck |
| Eisbären Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven |
| EPG Baskets Koblenz | Koblenz |
| Giessen 46ers | Giessen |
| HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim | Crailsheim |
| Nürnberg Falcons BC | Nuremberg |
| Paderborn Baskets | Paderborn |
| Phoenix Hagen | Hagen |
| PS Karlsruhe LIONS | Karlsruhe |
| RheinStars Köln | Köln |
| SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt | Wolmirstedt |
| Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen |
| Uni Baskets Münster | Münster |
| VfL SparkassenStars Bochum | Bochum |
Champions
The champions of a given ProA season promote to the Basketball Bundesliga, along with the runner-up of the Finals.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Giants Nördlingen | Cuxhaven BasCats | |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | Phoenix Hagen | |
| Bayreuth | Cuxhaven BasCats | |
| Bayern Munich | Würzburg Baskets | |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | VfL Kirchheim Knights | |
| Rasta Vechta | Giants Düsseldorf | |
| Göttingen | Crailsheim Merlins | |
| Gießen 46ers | s.Oliver Würzburg | |
| Science City Jena | Rasta Vechta | |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | Oettinger Rockets | |
| Rasta Vechta | Crailsheim Merlins | |
| Hamburg Towers | Nürnberg Falcons | |
| Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Heidelberg | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | |
| Rostock Seawolves | Tigers Tübingen | |
| Rasta Vechta | Tigers Tübingen | |
| PS Karlsruhe LIONS | Skyliners Frankfurt | |
| VET Concept Gladiators Trier | Science City Jena |
Performances by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 3 | 0 | 2009, 2012, 2017 | – |
| Rasta Vechta | 3 | 1 | 2013, 2018, 2023 | 2016 |
| Science City Jena | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2025 |
| Giants Nördlingen | 1 | 0 | 2008 | – |
| BBC Bayreuth | 1 | 0 | 2010 | – |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 2011 | – |
| Göttingen | 1 | 0 | 2014 | – |
| Gießen 46ers | 1 | 0 | 2015 | – |
| Hamburg Towers | 1 | 0 | 2019 | – |
| Heidelberg | 1 | 0 | 2021 | – |
| Rostock Seawolves | 1 | 0 | 2022 | – |
| PS Karlsruhe LIONS | 1 | 0 | 2024 | – |
| VET Concept Gladiators Trier | 1 | 0 | 2025 | – |
| Cuxhaven BasCats | 0 | 2 | – | 2008, 2010 |
| Würzburg Baskets | 0 | 2 | – | 2011, 2015 |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 0 | 2 | – | 2014, 2018 |
| Tigers Tübingen | 0 | 2 | – | 2022, 2023 |
| VfL Kirchheim Knights | 0 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| Giants Düsseldorf | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| Oettinger Rockets | 0 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| Nürnberg Falcons | 0 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 0 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | – | 2024 |
Awards
| Year | Player | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | USA | Cuxhaven BasCats | ||
| 2008–09 | USA | Mitteldeutscher BC | ||
| 2009–10 | USA | BBC Bayreuth | ||
| 2010–11 | AUS | Würzburg Baskets | ||
| 2011–12 | USA | Mitteldeutscher BC (2) | ||
| 2012–13 | USA | SC Rasta Vechta | ||
| 2013–14 | USA | BG Göttingen | ||
| 2014–15 | USA Braydon Hobbs | Nürnberger BC | ||
| 2015–16 | GER Christian Standhardinger | SC Rasta Vechta | ||
| 2016–17 | GER Leon Kratzer | Baunach Young Pikes | ||
| 2017–18 | USA Seth Hinrichs | Rasta Vechta | ||
| 2018–19 | GER Malte Ziegenhagen | Chemnitz 99 | ||
| 2019–20 | USA Kendale McCullum | Uni Paderborn Baskets | ||
| 2020–21 | GER Haris Hujic | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | {{cite news | title=HARIS HUJIC IST MVP – HANSI GNAD ZUM "COACH OF THE YEAR" GEKÜRT |
| 2023–24 | USA Michael Flowers | Bozic Knights | ||
| 2024–25 | USA Keith Braxton | AstroStars Bochum |
Young Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | GER | Phoenix Hagen | |
| 2008–09 | GER | LTi Lich | |
| 2009–10 | GER | Science City Jena | |
| 2010–11 | GER | Bayern Munich | |
| 2011–12 | GER | Cuxhaven BasCats | |
| 2012–13 | GER | BG Göttingen | |
| 2013–14 | GER | erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schule | |
| 2014–15 | GER | Gießen 46ers | |
| 2015–16 | GER | Baunach Young Pikes | |
| 2016–17 | GER | Niners Chemnitz | |
| 2017–18 | AUS | Baunach Young Pikes | |
| 2018–19 | GER | Hamburg Towers | |
| 2019–20 | GER | Nürnberg Falcons BC | |
| 2024–25 | GER | Düsseldorf Baskets |
|}
Coach of the Year
| Year | Coach | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | GER | Giants Nördlingen | |
| 2008–09 | GER | Mitteldeutscher BC | |
| 2009–10 | GER (2) | BBC Bayreuth | |
| 2010–11 | GER | BV Chemnitz 99 | |
| 2011–12 | CRO | Mitteldeutscher BC (2) | |
| GER | Chemnitz Niners | ||
| 2012–13 | USA | SC Rasta Vechta | |
| 2013–14 | GER | erdgas Ehingen/Urspr.schule | |
| 2014–15 | GER | Gießen 46ers | |
| 2015–16 | GER (2) | Science City Jena | |
| 2016–17 | ARG | Niners Chemnitz | |
| 2017–18 | USA | PS Karlsruhe Lions | |
| 2018–19 | GER (2) | Nürnberg Falcons BC | |
| 2019–20 | ARG (2) | Niners Chemnitz | |
| 2024–25 | GER (3) | Science City Jena |
Records
Lachlan Dent holds the ProA league record for 3-poniters made in a single game. 7 April 2024, he hit 10 for his PS Karlsruhe Lions against Paderborn Baskets.
References
References
- "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga – Liga der Spielklassen ProA und ProB".
- "Leon Kratzer wechselt nach Würzburg". inFranken.de.
- (2018-06-07). "SETH HINRICHS: RASTAs TOP-SCORER IST DER MVP". Rasta-vechta.de.
- "Kendale McCullum ist Spieler des Jahres in der Pro A – BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga".
- (17 June 2024). "Michael Flowers ist Spieler des Jahres der Pro A - Lokalsport - Teckbote".
- "Keith Braxton ist PLAYER OF THE YEAR in der BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA – VfL SparkassenStars Bochum".
- (2017-06-07). "Spieler/ Coach der Saison 2016/2017". [[2. Basketball-Bundesliga]].
- "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga".
- "Die Junge Liga - die Teams, Spieler und Coaches der Saison 2013/2014".
- [https://bnn.de/karlsruhe/lachlan-dent-wirft-sich-in-die-geschichtsbuecher-ps-karlsruhe-lions-feiern-ihren-koenig-der-loewen Lachlan Dent wirft sich in die Geschichtsbücher: PS Karlsruhe Lions feiern ihren König der Löwen] {{Webarchive. link. (2024-10-07 Moritz Hirn ([[Badische Neueste Nachrichten]]), 10 April 2024. Accessed 24 September 2024.{{in lang). de
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